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Latin: In the civil and maritime law. A sailor; one who works a ship. Calvin. Any one who is on board a ship for the. purpose of navigating her. The employer of a ship. Dig. 4,9,1, 2. … [Read more...] about NAUTA

Latin: A ship; a vessel. Navis bona. A good ship; one that was staunch and strong, well caulked, and stiffened to bear the sea, obedient to her helm, swift, and not unduly affected by the wind. Calvin. … [Read more...] about NAVIS

Strictly speaking, only carriers by water are comprehended under this word. But the rules which regulate such carriers have been applied to carriers by land. … [Read more...] about NAUTAE

A fleet of ships; the aggregate of vessels of war belonging to an independent nation. In a broader sense, and as equivalent to "naval forces," the entire corps of officers and men enlisted in the naval service and who man the public ships of war, including in the sense, in the United States, the officers and men of the Marine Corps. Navy bills. Bills drawn by officers of the … [Read more...] about NAVY

Pertaining to ships or to the art of navigation or the business of carriage by sea. Nautical assessors. Experienced shipmasters, or other persons having special knowledge of navigation and nautical affairs, who are called to the assistance of a court of admiralty, in difficult cases involving questions of negligence, and who sit with the judge during the argument, and give … [Read more...] about NAUTICAL